Wheel-harrow



PVBAVT O-H-ELOR. WheeI-Harmw,Cultivator, agnd Seeding-Machine.

No, 223,021. r Patented May 25,1880.

1 inventor.-

Witnesses NPETEIS. PHOTO-HUMMER, WISNINGTON. P. G-

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK BATGHELOR, OF PLAINWELL, MICHIGAN.

WHEEL- HARROW, CULTIVATOR, AND SEEDlNG-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 228,021, dated May 25, 1880.

Application filed January 23, 1880.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

, Be it known that I, FRANK BATGHELOR, of Plainwell, in the county of Allegan, and in the State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in \Vheel-Harrows, Cultivators, and Seeding-Machines and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making-a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of a sulky-harrow, cultivator, and seeder, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the annexed drawings, Figure l is a rear view of my machine. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same.

A represents the axle, formed with a long crank in the center and having upon each end a driving-wheel, B.

O is the sulky-frame, provided at each side with hangers or brackets D D, through which the ends of the axle A pass. E is the drivers seat, supported on the rear portion of the tongue F, which is firmly secured in the frame.

G G represent two harrow -frames, pro vided with spring-teeth I, curved substantially as shown, or in. any other suitable manner. The front ends of the barrow-frames G G are connected by flexible couplings a, a to To the evener H is connected a perforated arm, J, which extends upward and passes through a slot in the pole F, where it is adjusted up or down as required, and held by a pin, 1), so as to regulate the distance of the harrow-frames from the ground.

To the lower portion of the arm J are pivoted two arms, L L, which extend rearward and pass around the axle, one at each end of the crank thereof, their rear ends being, by crossed rods f f and links 0 e, flexibly connected to the rear ends of the harrow-frames.

The crank of the axle A is provided with an arm, h, which, by an arm, M, is connected with a lever, N, pivoted in the frame, by means of which the harrow may be raised up from the ground when desired.

A suitable pawl and ratchet are to be provided for holding the lever when the harro ws are raised.

On the front of the'frame O is a seed-box, O, with rotating seed-distributer, to be operated by a belt from a pulley on one of the driving-wheels B.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the frame 0, with hangers D, the axle A, barrow-frames G, with spring-teeth I and flexible couplings a, evener H, perforated arm J pole F, arms L, rods and links of, the lever N, and arms M h, all constructed and arranged substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 29th. day of September, 1879.

FRANK BATOHELOR.

Witnesses:

FOSTER M. METCALF, ALBERT B. METOALF. 

